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Comments from Experts on a New Poll Showing That a Majority of Voters Support Reallocating Money Away from the Pentagon and to Domestic Needs

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/10/17/majority-voters-support-reallocating-pentagon/

Oct. 17, 2019 - A majority of voters support reallocating money away from the Pentagon and to domestic needs like health care, education and environmental protection, according to new polling by Data For Pr...

Researchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/10/17/researchers-slash-pentagon-budget-medicare-for-all/

Oct. 17, 2019 - "Proposals to fund Medicare for All have focused on raising taxes. But what if we could imagine another way entirely?"

How to Fund ‘Medicare for All’: Slash the Military

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/10/17/how-to-fund-medicare-for-all-slash-the-military/

Oct. 17, 2019 - Hompeage image courtesy of Charles Edward Miller. As Democratic presidential candidates debate the merits of Medicare for All, a Green New Deal or free college, a chorus of scolds from across the p...

To Save the Planet, Cut the Pentagon

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/09/20/save-planet-cut-pentagon/

Sept. 20, 2019 - ...military spending, we could build enough green electricity for every household in the country.

Deficit Hawks Are Enabling the Next US War

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/08/09/deficit-hawks-enabling-next-us-war/

Aug. 9, 2019 - The U.S. budget is rigged to hold essential domestic programs hostage to the Pentagon's war chest.

Pentagon to Receive $1.48 Trillion Under Two-Year Budget Deal

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/08/02/pentagon-trillion-two-year-budget-deal/

Aug. 2, 2019 - ...military than 144 other countries combined.

Why Did Democrats Pass Trump’s 2-Year Budget?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/07/26/why-did-democrats-pass-trumps-2-year-budget/

July 26, 2019 - ...military budget also got a boost. 

The U.S. Spends More on Its Military Than 144 Countries Combined

Blog - /blog/2019/07/18/us-spends-more-its-military-176-countries-combined/

July 18, 2019 - ...military than 144 other countries combined.

Peace and Justice: Poor People's Moral Budget

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/07/05/peace-justice-poor-peoples-moral-budget/

July 5, 2019 - ...military budget and trade-offs on how that money could be used elsewhere, as detailed in the Poor People's Moral Budget.

What Wasn't Said at the First Democratic Debate - But Should Have Been

Blog - /blog/2019/06/27/what-wasnt-said-first-democratic-debate-should-have-been/

June 27, 2019 - Ten candidates answered questions on a range of topics from five moderators at the first Democratic presidential debate last night. Here's what the candidates and moderators didn't say, but should hav...

$750 Billion NDAA Steamrolls Ahead

Blog - /blog/2019/06/28/750-billion-ndaa-steamrolls-ahead/

June 27, 2019 - ...military spending is shaping up to be sky-high—the Senate's NDAA bill just approved the President's topline Pentagon budget of $750 billion for Fiscal Year 2020.

Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/06/18/nation-presidential-candidates-talking-poverty/

June 18, 2019 - ...military budget (more than the next seven countries combined) would the candidates be willing to support? Tomorrow, a House Budget Committee hearing will take a deeper dive into that budget and hopefu...

Poor People's Moral Budget: Key Findings

Analysis - /analysis/2019/poor-peoples-moral-budget/poor-peoples-moral-budget-key-findings/

June 17, 2019 - Key findings from the Poor People's Moral Budget report.

Poor People's Moral Budget: Everybody Has the Right to Live

Analysis - /analysis/2019/poor-peoples-moral-budget/

June 17, 2019 - In the seven sections of the Moral Budget, we look at policies and investments for seven critical areas of the Poor People’s Moral Agenda.

2020 Democrats Address Poverty and Systemic Racism at Presidential Forum

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/06/17/nyt-2020-democrats-poverty-presidential-forum/

June 17, 2019 - ...military spending by nearly half and increasing taxes on corporations and wealthy people.

A moral economy would save taxpayers billions every year

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/06/17/moral-economy-save-taxpayers-billions/

June 17, 2019 - 10 ways that doing the right thing would save us money

In Search of True Security: Rebalancing the Pentagon Budget

Analysis - /analysis/2019/poor-peoples-moral-budget/cutting-350-billion-from-military-budget/

June 16, 2019 - We identify as much as $350 billion in cuts that would bring the Pentagon budget down to roughly $400 billion per year, still more than the budgets of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea - combined.

It’s Not Progressive To Fund Medicare for All by Agreeing to a Bloated Military

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/05/15/2020-military-budget-progressive-medicare-for-all/

May 15, 2019 - ...military budget, dollar for dollar. That’s timid and wrongheaded."

The Military Budget Is a Disgrace

Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/04/24/Military-Budget-is-a-Disgrace/

April 24, 2019 - AN INTERVIEW WITHLINDSAY KOSHGARIAN The United States is spending $750 billion on its war machine. That money should be going to food, education, health care, and shelter for working people.

Tax Day 2019 Notes and Sources

Analysis - /analysis/2019/tax-day-2019/tax-day-2019-notes-and-sources/

April 11, 2019 - Tax Day shows how your individual income taxes were spent. Those are a portion of the taxes withheld from your paycheck, and due this year on April 15.